Jessica Henwick has won the lead female role as martial arts expert Colleen Wing in Netflix Marvel series Iron Fist. Plus, SNL alum Brooks Wheelan books a regular role on the Shondaland comedy Toast, and more in today’s TV casting round-up!
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Comedian Jonathan Daniel Brown’s first spec script is about to get “High Jacked.”
Logline: Pitched as “Pineapple Express” meets “Captain Phillips.” When best friends and college roommates Jesse and Maxine stow away on a party yacht for one last epic adventure, their party takes an unexpected turn when pirates hijack the ship and become the ultimate buzzkill.
